By Martha Igbiks
Rivers State Government says water service providers who are not licensed by the State's Water Regulatory Commission are liable to two years in imprisonment or a fine of 100,000 upon conviction.
In addition, defaulters will pay 5,000 naira daily until the person obtains the licence.
The State's Commissioner for Water Resources and Rural Development, Dr Tamunosisi Gogo Jaja who made this known in a meeting between the Water Regulatory Commission and the Water Associations in the State, directed the Commission to strictly enforce the law on issuance of licenses to water service producers operating in the State.
Citing Section 140 of the Water Sector Development Law, 2012, the Commissioner said no person shall operate as a service provider unless such a person acquires a license from the Commission.
He said the move became necessary to safeguard the lives and health of the people in the State, adding that any compromise in the enforcement of relevant laws could lead to health hazards as the people would be at the mercy of quacks.
Dr Gogo -Jaja further directed the Water Regulatory Commission to ensure that, water service providers cover their products from sun light while distributing as exposure could cause cancer just as he tasked supermarket, kiosk and store owners to stop displaying their water under the sun because exposure of water to sun rays elicit chemical reactions that are injurious to human organs when consumed.
He said defaulters will face appropriate sanctions.
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